1978 Ericson 27 fiberglass repair, which resin??

[twilkins]

I recently purchased my first sail boat. It is a 1978 Ericson 27 with a volvo engine, there is a hole in the hull where a transducer was which is now gone, i want to simple fiberglass over the hole, I was going to do that tommorrow but someone told me to make sure i use the right resin, i dont know a whole lot about glass work. The local marine store has vinyl ester? and poly ester? resin. Which one would I use? Does anyone know or know where i can find out? I was really hoping to get this done theis weekend so I can launch next week! Thanks in advance!

[rmdenb]

I would recommend West System. It is easy to use.

If you call their help line they will tell you exactly what to buy and how to apply it. I have and E-27 1974 and am currently working on the rudder. I called them and they led me in the right direction..
Good luck
Mike
Maine

[magnacrete]

I had a similar case and i put in a thru hull with a cap. If i need to use it again it's there. If you must glass use epoxy resin for better bond.

[Bradleygpi]

I jammed my 78 Ericson rudder so bad it froze and now I cannot get it to drop. I know there is no quadrant but wedging and all does not seem to budge it........is there something I am missing??

[olson34]

Epoxy resin has superior adhesive qualities over poly, so I always use it for fabrication and repairs on our boats.
Note that when filling a hole you always need to chamfer that edge back at a 12 to 1 ration, per the instructions in the excellent manuals you can d/l from West.
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Fiberglass Boat Repair and Restoration

If you are working on an Ericson, just post up your questions to hundreds of other E-27 owners over at the main site, EricsonYachts.org: The Starting Point on Ericson Yachts!.